Week of March 11, 2018 - Church of the Apostles UCC

Food Bank
Needs: cold cereal, potatoes (dry or canned), mac ‘n cheese, tuna or hamburger helpers, cookies, canned items including: tuna, fruit, soups, and canned meat

Apostles Assistance Fund
Needs: laundry detergent, women’s deodorant, paper towels, toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes. Financial gifts are also appreciated.

Market Basket
During the first three Sundays of each month, you have the opportunity to buy grocery cards in the office after service. You can buy cards for the following month and pick up the ones you ordered last month. Remember, the discount we earn from purchasing cards in bulk from Giant, Stauffers, and Weis provide food for the Saturday Breakfast downtown once a month. Helping others is easy, as well as a wonderful thing!

Family Movie Night
Come and bring a friend! Join us in the Fellowship Hall on Friday, March 16 at 6:30 pm to watch Disney’s “Moana.” Please bring ONE (1) bag of PLAIN Hershey Kisses. Parents will help stuff Easter eggs for our upcoming Easter Egg Hunt.

EDUCATIONAL APARTHEID
Following up on Rev. Kuhn’s sermon from January, there will be a forum today, March 11 from 2-4 pm in the Parlor on the PA funding of public schools. If you care about public education, please come to learn more about the disparities.

It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time!
On Sunday, March 18, Daisy Girl Scout Troop #70435 will again be selling Girl Scout cookies in the church lobby. Between 10:00-11:00 am, the Daisies (kindergarten and first-graders) will have all varieties of cookies available for $4.00 per box ($5.00 for two varieties). Cash only, please. This troop meets at the COA Youth Center twice a month, and is led by Linda Lewis, Katie Zellers, and Marci Knowles.

Bunny Breakfast and Egg Hunt
Come out for breakfast and pictures with the Easter Bunny on March 24. Breakfast will be served from 8:30-10:30 am. Adults $6, Children ages 2-10 $3. An egg hunt will follow at 10:30 am in the Church Courtyard.

Preschool Basket Auction
In conjunction with the church’s Bunny Breakfast, the Preschool Parent Council will be holding its annual Basket Auction in the West Lobby of the church. The winners will be chosen starting at 10:05 am. Please come and join the fun!

COA Cooking Club
The next Cooking Club will be held on Saturday, April 21 from 4:00-6:00 pm at the Youth Center. All are welcome, and we would love to have others join us! Please contact Donna Carr if you have any questions, or if you would like to join.

Heritage and Horizons
The spring 2018 session of Heritage and Horizons entitled “People, Places, and Things” will be held on Tuesdays April 3, 10, 17, 24, and May 1. The five-week series costs $15 for the entire series, or for as often as you choose to attend. Sessions will be held from 9:30 am—11:50 am and includes a 20-minute break with snacks and refreshments. Program brochures will be mailed shortly.

Garage Sale Updates
If you have an item that is too big to bring to church easily, but would be willing to have the profit of the sale go to the Garage Sale, please take a picture of that item (it can be digital) and send it to the church office. Please add a brief description of the item and a suggested asking price as well as your phone number. Betty Holmes will arrange the photos on a poster to be displayed near the Fellowship Hall during the Garage Sale. If someone wishes to buy your item, they will contact you and discuss a time to pick it up.

If you have extra plastic and brown grocery bags, please bring them to church and place them under the table near the steps in the Narthex.

If you have more than 40 items to donate and are unable to bring them all to church, please call the church office at (717) 392-5718 to arrange for someone to pick them up.

Starting Sunday, March 18^th, a poster listing food items you could bake or purchase for the Garage Sale will be on display near the doors in the Narthex. Your donation will help reduce the cost of the food we sell. Thank you for your help!